Champions League: Benfica's opponents

Held on Friday, October 20, in Nyon, the draw for the Champions League group stage determined that Benfica's women's football team will face European champions Barcelona (Spain), Rosengard (Sweden) and Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany) in Group A.

Benfica will thus meet Barcelona again, also rivals in 2022/23, as well as Rosengard, who the Eagles beat in the two Group D clashes at the time (1-3 and 1-0).

"The best teams in Europe take part in this stage and we would have had to play any of them. We were drawn against Barcelona and Rosengard, two clubs we met last season, and Eintracht Frankfurt, a club with decades of experience in women's football and winners of the Champions League. We expect difficulties, but our opponents will also expect difficulties when they play Benfica. It's these games that will make our team develop even more," commented Luís Batista, the team's team manager.

The group stage of the competition begins on November 14 and 15, the date of matchday 1. Matchday 2 will be played on November 22 and 23, MD 3 on December 13 and 14, and MD 4 on December 20 and 21. MD 5 will then be played on January 24 and 25, 2024, and MD 6 on January 30 and 31.

In order to secure a place among the 16 best teams in Europe for the third time in a row (this is their fourth consecutive appearance in the competition), the Eagles beat Cliftonville Ladies (8-1), SFK Riga (4-0) and Apollon, in 2 legs (0-7 and 4-0).